Rossi R95 Trapper .30-30 Winchester
Model: 953030161
Rossi R95 Trapper .30-30 Winchester
Model: 953030161
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Rossi R95 Trapper is a hardwood-stocked lever-action .30-30 Winchester built for deer in thick cover. It has an MSRP of $984.99. Its barrel is 16.5 inches of hammer-forged alloy steel, which puts the whole rifle at 35.5 inches overall and 6.70 lbs, so it comes up and swings where a full-length lever gun catches.
It comes sighted with a drift-adjustable front and an adjustable buckhorn rear, and the loading gate is a large one. A thumb safety sits at the rear of the receiver above the hammer, which is Rossi's own addition to a pattern that originally had none. Check the muzzle for threads before buying a brake, and check the fit with the rifle at your shoulder.
If you're cross-shopping, the Marlin 336 Trapper SBL has an MSRP of $1,599 on the same five-round tube, and the extra money buys stainless steel, black laminate, a Skinner receiver peep and a 5/8-24 muzzle, at 6.4 oz more weight. The Henry Side Gate has an MSRP of $1,135, keeps a 20-inch barrel and a sixth round, and is the longer rifle to carry through brush. The Rossi costs less than either, and its receiver is drilled and tapped for an optic.
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Strengths & Limitations
- A manual thumb safety is a real addition to this pattern, and gives you something positive to check besides the hammer position.
- Rossi hand finishes the lever action and hammer forges the barrel, which are the two parts of a lever gun that get worked hardest.
- Black oxide over alloy steel takes scuffs from a scabbard without showing them the way a polished blue does.
- Five rounds is one short of the Henry Side Gate in the same cartridge.
- Stained hardwood and black oxide are a working finish and not a weather barrier, so a wet week ends with oil and a rag.
- A barrel this short gives up velocity, and .30-30 does not have much of it to spare at the far end of its range.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will lever-action rails and mounts from another maker fit it?
Rossi states that rails and handguards made for another major manufacturer's lever action work with the R95, and that the receiver is drilled and tapped for optics.
Why do dealers call it a Trapper?
Trapper is the trade term for a short-barreled lever gun. Rossi catalogs it as an R95 in .30-30 with the short barrel and a walnut-finished hardwood stock.
Is the rifling the same as the Marlin's?
No. Rossi cuts 1:12 right hand here, where the Marlin 336 Trapper SBL uses 1:11. The Henry Side Gate matches the Rossi.
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